Improvement in corn-planters



CARTER & WILLIAMSON.

Com Planter.

Patented Dec. 20, 18.70.

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To all w ho`m it may concernzit known-thatwe; JOHN T. G Amnn and MoensB. WmmMsoN, both of Xenia, in the, county f Clay and State f- Illinois,have'invente'd certain we do'hereby declare the following to .bea.full,1 clear,

'to the accompanying drawing making partof this specification, and Vinwhichter;

Figure 2, a longitudinal vertical' section, taken at -theflinez zalig.1; and Figure 3,a similar section through one of the seedhoppc'rs.

' To enable those skilled in theart to make and use referringbyletterstothedrawing.

Similar letters denotinglike parts in the .different views.

A A and represent the'four sides of the frame. '15 B are two additionalrails, arranged at proper Adistance from r the sides, for the purposehereinafter explained. C is'a'stout rail, ,secured at a point equallydistant 1 l from the side rails, npon which is erected a standard,

iD, and a seat,"E.

The standard D has a slot cut in itstop, andswiugs .tached by a link tothe rear of the tongue F,- and the other is bent to form 4a handle andruns over a ratchetbaronthe inside of one of the rear seat supports. Thetongue is secured between the hounds Gr G by a bolt, a, and is free toswivel thereon.

At the rear of themachine, and between the rails A and B," are hung, in.suitable bearings, two broad and serve as covers ofthe drill. I is arotary drill, one arranged in the same plane with each ofthe coveringwheels H, and in front .of 'the dropper; these drills .are arranged inbrackets, `secured to the rails-A and B.-

K K are two seed-hoppers, one shown with lid closed, and the other withlid-broken off.

f Immediately -nnderneaththe lower exit of the hopper, and filling thesame, is arranged a dropping-disk, or wheel, L, hung" von-an axis, orbar, M; said bar M extends from one 'side of the machine to the other,and is mounted insuitahle 4bearings on the underside of the hop'pers'.

The b'ar M is squared at the points upon which thedisks Ii-are secured,and at a point where 'a .ing 0 is attachedl.

hand-lever N 4is secured,'and also where the cog-gear# .new andnsefuliImprovements in Corn-Planters; and

and exact description thereof', reference beingfhad Figure 1 is a topview of ourvimproved corn-piani our cornqplanter, we willv proceedtodescribe the same,

Y therein by afpivot, a lever E, one end of which is at-v tread-wheels,H H, with their vfaces made concave Jona 'r,. cnn'rnn, Annnos'ns n:WILLIAMsoN.- 4or XENIA, ILLINOIS.

Lemm- Paant No. 110,341, aaaanaember 2o, 1870;

IMPROVEMENT IN CQRN-PL-ANTERS.

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The axis of thc'wheel Hon the same'side of machine is extended and'mounted thereon. In a line with the gear-O is a similar gear,'P.

The ,hoppers arecnt 'away n their sides, and shoulders formedthere'on,which rest upon the top of the rails Aand B, the said hoppersA with thebar M being` free to move longitudinally upon the said rails.v

About tlie center ot'- the' machine, is secured in bearingsfon rails BandO, a rod, Q, having tw arms extending down even with thebarM; one .ofthese' arms is extended upward, and forms a` lever, It, which loperated, and when outof gear it ceases operation. The hand lever N isso made thatl it can be at.

tached or detached, and is always detached when the wheels `O and P arein gear, and is intended as an independent means of operating theseed-dropper, as

will be presently explained.y

The dropping-wheels L, as more clearly show-n in iig; 3, have segmentscut-away at -proper distances, 'and are provided with .right-angledslides, c, in order that the amount of seed t0` be'dropped may beincreased or diminished. The y'may be entirely closed, if necessary;

A chute, d, is arranged in rear of each ofthe droppers, which inducesthe seed to drop directly under the hopper.

vB ehind the wheelsH H are arranged Scrapers, e e,

t clean said wheels.

Having described the construction, .we will now proceed to describe theoperation of our improved corn-planter.

'lhe hoppers being filled, and the team. attached,

`tary drills preparing the ground; the seed are dropped' therein andthewheels H H cover them up. When it beomes necessary. toturn, the lever Ris drawnback,

`throwing the wheels O and l out of. gear,and thus'.

stopping the operation of the dropping device.

-' 1he-leve'r`E is pressed down, depressing the front end of the tongue,and therefore lifting the front'end ofthe planter, raising the drillsout of the ground,

allowing the machine to turn freely upon the wheels The object of theauxiliary or independent lever N, is' to operate the druppels, 'bymoving the 'said lever back and forth by the hand, making aqimrter turnofthe bm' M, and thus alternately filling und emptying theeavities int-he dropping-wheels. Having now described the construe-tion andope-mtion of'our improved corn-planter,

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In combination with the hoppers having shoulders Witnesses:

J AMES O. `Wlnmsiirsorr, LEWIS C. lMehl EIL.

